Hollow cover for sheet material



March 6, 1956 I J. J. BANKS, JR

HOLLOW COVER FOR SHEET MATERIAL.

Filed April 9. 1952 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 3 a. Fig. 2.

Inventor John J. Banks Jr.

DYM Md Attorneys March 6, 1956 J. J. BANKS, JR HOLLOW COVER FOR SHEETMATERIAL Filed April 9. 1952 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor John J. Ban/rsJr.

A fforneys Ma h 6, 1956 J. J. BANKS, JR

HOLLOW COVER FOR SHEET MATERIAL 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed April 9. 1952 xWWWHPH Inventor John J. Banks Jr.

byzau a! m Attorneys HQLLOW CQVER FOR SHEET MATERIAL John J. Banks,.Ir., Jamaica Plain, Mass., assignor of onehalf to Lawrence Feinstein,Brookline, Mass.

Application April 9, 1952, Serial No. 281,428

19 Claims. ((11.242-555) The present invention relates to hollow coversfor sheet material, and more particularly to hollow covers for toiletpaper rolls and similar rolls of sheet material.

It has heretofore been proposed to cover'up rolls of toilet paper andthe like with the aid of attractive covers. Such prior-art devices,however, have either required the use of complicated attachingmechanisms such as lining surfaces for the recesses in walls that carrythe toiletpaper spindle, hinged constructions, and the like, or theyhave required the building-in of-the toilet-paper holder into the wallitself.

An object of the present invention is to provide a new and improvedcover for rolls of sheet material that obviates the necessity not onlyfor special complicated attaching mechanisms, but, also, for buildingthe cover into the wall. The present invention, on the contrary,provides a simple mechanism for attaching and removing the cover to andfrom present-day toilet-roll holders.

A further object is to provide a cover that can be used with toilet-rollholders that are entirely recessed in the wall.

Still another object is to provide a cover of the character describedthat is adapted for use with toilet rolls that are supported at pointsremoved from the wall.

Other and further objects will be explained hereinafter and will be moreparticularly pointed outin connection with the appended claims.

In summary, the present invention relates to a hollow cover, preferablyformed of plastic material, adapted to be simply applied to and removedfro'm a roll of sheet material carried by a spindle that is eitherrecessed in the wall or mounted upon'projections extending from thewall. The cover comprises two side walls and a front wall and a rearopening through which a roll of sheet material carried by the spindlemay be inserted into the hollow of the cover. Each side wall of thecover is provided with attaching elements for attaching a resilientsecuring member, such as an elas'tic'band or a metallic clip for fittingover the respective ends of the spindle, in order resiliently to holdthe roll in the hollow cover but permitting resilient separation of theroll from the cover for the purpose of enabling mounting of the hollowcover with the roll therein upon the wall of a room. A guiding wall ispreferably provided spaced from a portion of the front wall of the coverfor guiding the sheet material from the roll therebetween, the guidingwall terminating at one of its ends in a transverse opening throughwhich the sheet material is withdrawn, and being pivoted between theside walls along an axis displaced from its other end. Preferredconstructional details are hereinafter discussed.

The invention will now be described in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, Figs. 1 and 2 of which are respectively front and sideelevations of a cover constructed in accordance with a preferredembodiment of the invention, Fig. 1 being partly broken away along theline 1-1 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 2 being partly broken away nited StatesPatent 2 along the line 22 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of thearrows, to illustrate details; Fig. 3 is a'frag'ment'ary rear view takenalong the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of thear'ro'wsyFig. 4*is a section taken along the line 4' 4 of Fig. 1,looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig.2 of a modified attaching mechanism; Figs; 6 and 7 are respectivelyfront and side elevations of a modification, Fig. 6 being partly brokenaway along the line 6-6 of Fig. 7 and Fig. 7 being partly broken awayalong the line 77 of Fig. 6, looking in the direction of the arrows, toshow detailed features of construction; Figs. 8 and 9 are respec tivelyfront and side elevations of still a further modification, Fig. 8 beingpartly broken away along the line 8-8 of Fig. 9, and Fig. 9 being partlybroken away along the line 9-9 of Fig. 8, looking in the direction ofthe arrows; and Fig. 10 is a section taken upon the line 10-10 o Fig. 9,looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 3, a cover 1, preferably molded, as by theinjection-molding process, from variously colored thermoplasticmaterials, such as styrene and the like, in varying degrees oftransparency, translucency or opacity, is shown mounted against a Wall 3of a room, such as a bathroom, to cover a roll of toilet paper 5 carriedby a spindle 7. The spindle 7 is provided with reduced-diameter endportions 9 extending beyond the roll 5, at least one of which'isspring-loaded (not shown), as is well-known, in order that the spindlemay be mounted with its ends received within depressions 11,

Fig. 3, pre-formed'in the "side walls ofa'c'onventional toilet-paperrecess 13 in the wall 3.

In the absence of the cover 1, the left-hand portion of the toilet roll5, as viewed in Fig. 2, would extend beyond the Wall f the room,permitting'access to the paper, while the right-hand portion of the roll5 would be contained Within the recess 13 in the wall 3. There areseveral disadvantages, however, residing in leaving the roll 5 soexposed. Among these disadvantages are unsightly appearance,susceptibility'to the unravelling'of undesired lengths of paper and thecollection of dirt or soot and the like. Covers have therefore beenproposed, but, as before stated, they are not adapted for easyattachment and removal by the unskilled housewife or other user.

The cover 1 of the presentinvention, on the other hand, is easilyapplied to cover the rolls and mount'upo'n the wall 3, and easilyseparated from the wall 3. The preferably substantially parallelsidewalls 15 of the cover 1, illustrated as vertically disposed, areconnected by a front wall 1"], the upper and lower portions of which, asviewed in Figs. 1 and 2, converge toward each other. A substantiallycentrally disposed transverse opening 19 shown horizontal, of length atleast equal to the width of the roll 5, receives the free end 21 of thepaper-of the roll 5. The rear opening of the cover 1 has substantiallythe same dimensions as those of the opening of the wall recess 13, beingpreferably slightly smaller. A fiange 23 extends about the cover 1 in aplane slightly dis'placedfrom the plane of the rear opening, showndisplaced to the left in Fig. 2, so that it abuts against the 'wall 3when the cover is applied to the recess 13. The free edges of the sidewalls 15 are each provided with u'p'p'e'r'and lower'inclined slotapertures 25 for receiving and attaching therebetween a resilientsecuring member '27. In Figs. 2 and 3, the resilient securing member 27,is shown in the form of a resilient band attached by books at its endswithin the slots 25. The intermediate "portion of the band is free tostretch outward and fit over the reduced ends 9 of'the spindle 7,thereby'resili'ently to draw the cover over the opening of the recess13with the portions of the'cover walls extending between 'thefi'ange 23and the cover rear opening,

to the right as viewed in Fig. 2, fitting within the recess 13, and theflange 23 engaging the wall 3. Intermediate the attaching elements 25,notches 29 are provided in the free edges of the side walls 15 toprevent binding of the said edges against the spindle 7 before theflange 23 should engage the wall 3 of the room.

In order to insure proper feeding of the paper through the transversefront-face opening 19, a guiding wall 31 is provided terminating at itslower end in an outwardly curving portion 33 passing through thetransverse opening 19, and being pivoted, as by integral pins 37,between the side walls 15 along an axis disposed substantially parallelto the transverse opening 19 and displaced downwardly from its upperend. The curving portion 33 causes the free end 21 of the paper from theroll to project outward, thereby to facilitate grasping it. The upperedge bounding the transverse opening 19 may be serrated, as shown at 35,Figs. 1 and 4, in order to assist in cleanly tearing the paper. Thepivoting of the guiding wall 31 along the axis displaced from its upperend not only permits play in the withdrawing of the paper 21 from theopening 19, thereby reducing the tendency to tear the paper, but it alsoadapts the holder for use with rolls of different sizes. If, forexample, a roll larger than that illustrated in the drawings were used,it would bear against the lower portion of the guiding wall 37, pivotingit outward, and thus permitting operation with the larger roll.

A finger hole 39 may be provided in the upper portion of the front wall17, to assist in withdrawing the free end 21 of the rolled paper.Similarly, a viewing opening 41, on one or both of the side walls may beprovided, in those cases where the cover is translucent or opaque, topermit determination of the amount of paper left on the roll, withoutnecessitating removal of the cover 1.

The manner in which the cover 1 is assembled is as follows. The spindle7 carrying the roll 5 is withdrawn from the recess 13, as by compressingthe spring-loaded end of the spindle and withdrawing the spindle androll from the recess, as is presently done in replacing new rolls ofpaper. The resilient securing members 27 are then fitted over the endportions 9 of the spindle 7, the springloaded spindle end is againcompressed, and the spindle is re-inserted in the depressions 11 withinthe recess 13, the side wall of the cover adjacent the spring-loadedspindle end being held away from the spindle in opposition to the actionof its resilient securing member 27. When the spindle is seated withinthe depressions 11 in the recess 13, the cover 1 is released and snapsinto the mounted position of Fig. 2. The reverse process is followed inremoving the cover. It is thus apparent that anyone, no matter howunskilled, can apply and remove the cover of the present invention atwill without any tools or special parts. The present-day toilet-rollrecesses 13, moreover, need no modification in order that they be suitedfor use with the present invention.

It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to theparticular attaching devices and resilient members 27 shown in Figs. 1,2 and 3, or in the other embodiments of the invention. Other types ofattaching elements such as posts and the like, and other types ofresilient members such as springs, clips and the like, may also beemployed. As an illustration, a somewhat simpler resilient securingmember is shown in Fig. 5. It comprises a metal-wire clip formed of twopreferably normally contacting co-planar loops 43, hooked at their freeends within the attaching aperture slots 25. The cover 1 is mounted overthe recess 13 merely by forcing the resilient loops 43 to fit over thespindle end portions 9, as by pushing the cover 1 against the recess 13.The cover is equally easily removed, merely by pulling it from the wall.

Not all toilet-roll holders, however, are mounted within recesses thatcontain the spindle. Frequently, the spindle is mounted upon projectionsthat extend from the wall con taining the recess, as is shown at 11 inFig. 6. In view of the substantial portion of the roll 5 that thenprotrudes from the wall 3, as shown in Fig. 7, it is preferable, fromboth the esthetic and mechanical points of view, that the front wall ofthe cover curve along a substantially circular are substantiallyconcentric with the roll.

Since the ends 9 of the spindle 7 are displaced forward of the wall 3,to the left as shown in Fig. 7, the intermediate notches 29 must beextended from the proportions shown in Fig. 2 into a horizontal slot,Fig. 7, that will accommodate the range of distances that spindles areconventionally mounted in front of recessed walls. Since the spindle 7mounts within the side walls 15 of the cover, the attaching elements 25can no longer be placed along the free edges of the side walls as inFigs. 2 and 5. instead, attaching apertures 25', Fig. 7, are formedintermediate the side walls, preferably along a wall of the viewingaperture 41. Resilient securing members, such as the elastic band 27 ofFig. 7, may then be secured within the apertures 25 and fitted over theends 9 of the spindle to draw the cover over the roll 5 and intoengagement with the wall 3 surrounding the recess 13. A flange may beprovided as in the case of the cover of Figs. 1 to 5, but it ispreferred with the type of cover illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7, that therear opening of the cover be slightly larger than the recess opening inorder that the edges bounding the rear opening of the cover engage thewall 3 and do not seat within the wall recess 13. In all other respectsthe cover of Figs. 6 and 7 is similar to that of Figs. 1 to 5, the samenumerals illustrating the same parts.

There are, however, still other types of toilet-roll supporting devicesthat do not cooperate with wall recesses at all. In Figs. 8 and 9, thespindle 7, on the contrary, is shown supported by projections 11"extending from a solid fiat wall surface 3. In this case, the completeroll 5 is supported away from the wall. Whereas in the cover of Figs. 6and 7 the distance from the front wall to the rear opening of the coverhad to be at least greater than the radius of the roll in order to coverthe same, the same dimension in the cover of Figs. 8 and 9 must begreater than the diameter of the roll. Except for the longer fiat upperand lower portions of the front face and the longer slot 29", moreover,the cover of Figs. 8 and 9 is substantially the same as that of Figs. 6and 7. The sectional detail of Fig. 10, illustrating the attachment ofthe resilient member 27, indeed, applies both to the cover of Figs. 8and 9 and to the cover of Figs. 6 and 7.

While the invention has been described as applied to toilet rolls andtoilet-roll wall recesses or supporting de vices, it is to be understoodthat this is but a preferred application of the invention and that it isequally applicable to cover other types of sheet material.

Further modifications will occur to those skilled in the art and allsuch are considered to fall within the spirit and scope of the inventionas defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A hollow cover provided with two side walls and a front wall and arear opening through which a roll of sheet material carried by a spindlemay be inserted into the hollow of the cover, resilient securing membersbeing attached between two points of each of the side walls on oppositesides of the spindle, each securing member having a resilient regiondisposed intermediate the respective said two points for resilientlyreceiving and engaging the respective ends of the spindle in orderresiliently to hold the roll in the hollow cover but permittingresilient separation of the roll from the cover for the purpose ofenabling mounting of the hollow cover with the roll therein upon thewall of a room.

2. A hollow cover provided with two side walls and a front wall and arear opening through which a roll of sheet material carried by a spindlemay be inserted into the hollow of the cover, each of the side walls ofthe cover being provided with a pair of attaching elements disposed onopposite sides of the spindle between which are attached securingmembers, each securing member having a resilient region disposedintermediate the respective said pair of attaching elements forresiliently receiving and engaging the respective ends of the spindle inorder resiliently to hold the roll in the hollow cover but permittingresilient separation of the roll from the cover for the purpose ofenabling mounting of the hollow cover with the roll therein upon thewall of a room.

3. A hollow cover for a roll of sheet material carried by a spindle theends of which extend beyond the roll having, in combination, side andfront walls and a rear opening, attaching elements disposed on each ofthe side walls to which is attached a resilient securing member adaptedto fit over an end of the spindle, each securing member having aresilient intermediate region for resiliently receiving and engaging therespective ends of the spindle, thereby resiliently to draw the coverover the roll with the latter received through the said rear opening, atransverse opening in the front wall of length at least equal to thelength of the roll through which the sheet material may be fed, and aguiding wall spaced from a portion of the front wall for guiding thesheet material from the roll therebetween, the guiding wall terminatingat one of its ends in the transverse opening and being pivoted betweenthe side walls along an axis displaced from its other end.

4. A hollow cover for a roll of sheet material carried by a spindle theends of which extend beyond the roll having, in combination,substantially parallel side walls, a front wall connecting the sidewalls and of width substantially the same as the length of the spindle,and a rear opening, aperture means disposed on each of the side wallsreceiving and attaching thereto a resilient securing member adapted tofit over an end of the spindle, each securing member having a resilientintermediate region for resiliently receiving and engaging therespective ends of the spindle, thereby resiliently to draw the coverover the roll with the latter received through the said rear opening, atransverse Opening in the front wall of length at least equal to thelength of the roll through which the sheet material may be fed, and aguiding wall spaced from the upper portion of the front wall for guidingsheet material from the roll therebetween, the guiding wall terminatingat its lower end in an outwardly curving portion passing through thetransverse opening and being pivoted between the side walls along anaxis displaced from its upper end.

5. A hollow cover for the opening of a wall recess containing a roll ofsheet material carried by a spindle mounted within the recess having, incombination, side walls, a front Wall connecting the side walls,'and arear opening of dimensions substantially the same as the dimensions ofthe recess opening, and a pair of attaching elements disposed on each ofthe side walls on opposite sides of the spindle to each of which isattached a resilient securing member adapted to fit within the recessopening, each securing member having 'a resilient region disposedintermediate the respective said pair of attaching elements forresiliently receiving and engaging the respective ends of the spindle,thereby resiliently to draw-the cover against the wall containing therecess opening in order to cover the same.

6. A hollow cover for the opening of a wall recess containing a roll ofsheet material carried by a spindle mounted within the recess having, incombination, side walls, a front wall connecting the side walls, and arear opening of dimensions substantially the same as the dimensions ofthe recess opening, attaching elements disposed on each of the sidewalls to which is attached a resilient securing member adapted tofitwithin the recess opening and over an end of the spindle, eachsecuring member having a resilient intermediate region for resilientlyreceiving and engaging the respective ends of the spindle, therebyresiliently to draw the cover against the wall containing the recessopening in order to cover the same, a transverse opening in the frontwall of length at least equal to the length of the roll through whichthe sheet materialmay be fed,'and-a guiding wall spaced from a portionof the front wall for guiding the sheet material from the rolltherebetween, the guiding wall terminating at one of its ends in thetransverse opening and being pivoted between the sidewalls along an axisdisplaced from its other end.

'7. A hollow cover for the opening of a wall recess containing a roll ofsheet material carried by a spindle the ends of which extend beyond theroll and mounted within the recess having, in combination, substantiallyparallel side walls, a front wall connecting the side walls and providedwith a transverse opening of length at least equal to the length of theroll through which the sheet material may be fed, and a rear opening ofdimensions substantially the same as the dimensions of the recessopeningand bounded by an outwardly extending flange, aperture meansdisposed on each of the side walls receiving and attaching thereto aresilient securing member adapted to fit within the recess opening andover an end of the spindle, each securing member having a resilientintermediate region for resiliently receiving and engaging therespective ends of the spindle, thereby resiliently to draw the coverover the recess opening with the flange engaging the wall containing therecess, and a guiding wall spaced from the upper portion of the frontwall for guiding sheet material from the roll therebetween, the guidingwall terminating at its lower end in an outwardly curving portionpassing through the front wall transverse opening and being pivotedbetween the side walls along an axis displaced from its-upper end.

8. A hollow plastic cover for the opening of a wall recess containing aroll of toilet paper carried by a spindle the ends of which extendbeyond the roll and mounted within the recess having, in combination,substantially parallel side walls, a front wall connecting the sidewalls and provided with a transverse opening of length at least equal tothe length of the roll through which the paper may be fed, and a rearopening of dimensions substantially the same as the dimensions of therecess opening, a flange extending about the cover in a plane slightlydisplaced from the plane of the rear opening, upper and lower inclinedslot apertures disposed along the edges of each of the side wallsreceiving and attaching therebetween a resilient securing member adaptedto fit within the recess opening and over an end of the spindle, eachsecuring member having a resilient intermediate region for resilientlyreceiving and engaging the respective ends of the spindle, therebyresiliently to draw the cover over the recess opening with the portionsof the cover walls extending between the flange and the rear openingfitting within the recess and the flange engaging the wall containingthe recess, a guiding wall spaced from the upper portion of the frontwall for guiding the paper from the roll therebetween, the guiding wallterminating at its lower end in an outwardly curving portion vpassingthrough the front wall transverse opening and being pivoted between theside walls along an axis displaced from its upper end and disposedsubstantially parallel to the transverse opening, and a finger aperturedisposed in the front wall opposite the guiding wall.

9. The hollow cover claimed in claim 8 and in which the free edges ofthe side walls are provided with notches disposed intermediate the upperand lower inclined slot apertures for assuring the engagement of theflange against the wall containing the recess before the said sidewalledges should bear against the spindle near its ends.

10. A hollow cover for a roll of sheet material carried by a spindlemounted between members projecting from a wall having, in combination,side walls provided with slots, a front wall connecting the side wallsand provided with a transverse opening of length at least equal to thelength of the roll, and a rear opening, the distance between theforemost portion of the front wall and the plane of the rear openingbeing greater than the radius'of the roll, and a pair of attachingelements disposed on each of the side walls on opposite sides of thespindle to each of which is attached a resilient securing member, eachsecuring member having a resilient region disposed intermediate therespective said pair of attaching elements for resiliently receiving andengaging the respective ends of the spindle, thereby resiliently to drawthe cover over the roll with the latter received through the said rearopening and with portions of the spindle near its ends received withinthe side-wall slots.

11. A hollow cover for a roll of sheet material carried by a spindlemounted between members projecting from a wall having, in combination,side walls provided with slots, a front wall connecting the side wallsand provided with a transverse opening of length at least equal to thelength of the roll, and a rear opening, the distance between theforemost portion of the front wall and the plane of the rear openingbeing greater than the radius of the roll, and means disposed on each ofthe side walls to which is attached a resilient securing member adaptedto fit over an end of the spindle, each securing member having aresilient intermediate region for resiliently receiving and engaging therespective ends of the spindle, thereby resiliently to draw the coverover the roll with the latter received through the said rear opening andwith portions of the spindle near its ends received within the side-wallslots, and a guiding wall spaced from a portion of the front Wall forguiding the sheet material from the roll therebetween, the guiding wallterminating at one of its ends in the transverse opening and beingpivoted between the side walls along an axis displaced from its otherend.

12. A hollow plastic cover for a roll of toilet paper carried by aspindle mounted substantially horizontally between members projectingfrom a wall having, in combination, substantially vertical side wallsprovided with substantially horizontally disposed slots, a curved frontwall connecting the side walls and provided with a transversesubstantially horizontal opening of length at least equal-to the lengthof the roll, and a rear opening, the curvature of the front wall beingsubstantially parallel to the curvature of the roll and the distancebetween the foremost portion of the front wall and the plane of the rearopening corresponding at least to the distance that the roll issupported in front of the first-named wall carrying the said projectingmembers, aperture means disposed on each of the side walls receiving andattaching thereto a resilient securing member adapted to fit over an endof the spindle, each securing member having a resilient intermediateregion for resiliently receiving and engaging the respective ends of thespindle, thereby resiliently to draw the cover over the roll with thelatter received through the said rear opening and with portions of thespindle near its ends received within the horizontally disposed sidewallslots, a curved guiding wall spaced from the upper portion of the frontwall for guiding the paper from the roll therebetween, the guiding wallterminating at its lower end in an outwardly curving portion passingthrough the front wall transverse opening and being pivoted between theside Walls along a substantially horizontal axis displaced from itsupper end, and a finger aperture disposed in the front wall opposite theguiding wall.

13. The hollow cover claimed in claim 6 and in which each resilientsecuring member comprises a resilient band having a portion thereof freeto stretch over an end of the spindle.

14. The hollow cover claimed in claim 6 and in which each resilientsecuring member comprises a metallic clip for resiliently clipping overan end of the spindle.

15. A hollow cover for a roll of sheet material carried by a spindle theends of which extend beyond the roll having, in combination, side andfront walls and a rear opening, a pair of attaching elements disposed oneach of the side walls on opposite sides of the spindle to each of whichis attached a resilient securing member, each securing member having aresilient region disposed intermediate the respective said pair ofattaching elements for resiliently receiving and engaging the respectiveends of the spindle, thereby resiliently to draw the cover over the rollwith the latter received through the said rear opening, a transverseopening in the front wall of length at least equal to the length of theroll through which the sheet material may be fed, and a guiding wallspaced from a portion of the front wall for guiding the sheet materialfrom the roll therebetween, the guiding roll terminating at one of itsends in the transverse opening and being secured between the side wallsat a region displaced from its other end.

16. A hollow cover for the opening of a wall recess containing a roll ofsheet material carried by a spindle mounted within the recess having, incombination, side walls, a front wall connecting the side Walls, and arear opening of dimensions substantially the same as the dimensions ofthe recess opening, a pair of attaching elements disposed on each of theside walls to each of which is attached a resilient securing member,each securing member having a resilient region disposed intermediate therespective said pair of attaching elements for resiliently receiving andengaging the respective ends of the spindle, thereby resiliently to drawthe cover against the wall containing the recess opening in order tocover the same, a transverse opening in the front wall of length atleastequal to the length of the roll through which the sheet material may befed, and a guiding Wall spaced from a portion of the front wall forguiding the sheet material from the roll therebetween, the guiding wallterminating at one of its ends in the transverse opening and beingsecured between the side walls at a region displaced from its other end.

17. A hollow cover for the opening of a wall recess containing a roll ofsheet material carried by a spindle the ends of which extend beyond theroll and mounted within the recess having, in combination, substantiallyparallel side walls, a front wall connecting the side walls and providedwith a transverse opening of length at least equal to the length of theroll through which the sheet material may be fed, a rear opening ofdimensions substantially the same as the dimensions of the recessopening and an outwardly extending flange bounding the rear opening,means disposed on each of the side walls on opposite sides of thespindle receiving and attaching thereto a resilient securing member,each securing mem her having a resilient intermediate region forresiliently receiving and engaging the respective ends of the spindle,thereby resiliently to draw the cover over the recess opening with theflange engaging the wall containing the recess, and a guiding wallspaced from the upper portion of the front wall for guiding sheetmaterial from the roll therebetween, the guiding wall terminating at itslower end in an outwardly curving portion passing through the front walltransverse opening and being secured between the side walls along anaxis displaced from its upper end.

18. A hollow plastic cover for the opening of a Wall recess containing aroll of toilet paper carried by a spindle the ends of which extendbeyond the roll and mounted within the recess having, in combination,substantially parallel side walls, a front wall connecting the sidewalls and provided with a transverse opening of length at least equal tothe length of the roll through which the paper may be fed, and a rearopening of dimensions substantially the same as the dimensions of therecess opening, a flange extending about the cover in a plane slightlydisplaced from the plane of the rear opening, upper and lower meansdisposed along the edges of each of the side walls receiving andattaching therebetween a resilient securing member, each securing memberhaving a resilient region disposed intermediate the said upper and lowermeans for resiliently receiving and engaging the respective ends of thespindle, thereby resiliently to draw the cover over the recess openingwith the portions of the cover walls extending between the flange andthe rear opening fitting within the recess and the flange engaging thewall containing the recess, a guiding wall spaced from the upper portionof the front wall for guiding the paper from the roll therebetween, theguiding wall terminating at its lower end in an outwardly curvingportion passing through the front wall transverse opening and beingsecured between the side Walls at a region displaced from its upper endand disposed substantially parallel to the transverse opening, and afinger aperture disposed in the front wall opposite the guiding wall.

19. The hollow cover claimed in claim 18 and in which the free edges ofthe side walls are provided with notches 10 disposed intermediate thesaid upper and lower means for assuring the engagement of the flangeagainst the wall containing the recess before the said side-wall edgesshould bear against the spindle near its ends.

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